For someone who's named himself after majestic deer and a lush foresty Canadian province — not to mention a sample and title songs that deal with nature — it's no surprise that Dan Snaith would want to save the earth. And since he's also a part-time teacher, Snaith seems like the kind of guy who likes to give rather than receive. Appropriately, Snaith, a.k.a. Caribou, announced last week that
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During their New Year's Eve performance they happened to cover Caribou's 2007 song 'Melody Day'. The band added a new touring member named Ahmed Gallab who had previously toured with Caribou, and maybe that went into the decision to cover it. Thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for the song. The cover doesn't stray too much from the original material besides Kevin's vocals. You can download the so...
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This is a very cool band on Merge, the label that brought you Arcade Fire and Spoon and lots of other great artists. This is off their new album, Andorra.
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I decided to spend Halloween with Caribou because they seem to like costumes and the two times I've seen them before (once as Manitoba) are still holding strong in my personal list of top live music experiences. I think its the combination of the double drummers, the projected animations, and the bizarre pre-recorded components. (Sometimes, despite all the excess on stage, the vocals are pre-re...
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When Dan Snaith was blocked from recording under the name Manitoba—due to a lawsuit filed by an old punk rocker called Handsome Dick Manitoba—he was forced to come up with a new name and settled on Caribou; the name of an animal oft found roaming said Canadian Province.Maybe the London-based musician/doctor (he earned his PhD in 2005)—who will release a new album called Andorra via Merge Rec
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One of my trusted Mogs, Kristiana is the one who has unique styles. Her posts always suprise me. Picture, music, poetry, romanticism, all that stuffs which sometimes opposite from her music collections, mostly Punk, hardcore, emo, bands. She has been to many countries including Thailand but now she stays in Canada (dunno is it her hometown?). I, on the other hand, have no idea about that coun...
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It has been snowing for the past few days and it is beautiful.Caribou, Melody Day
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A friend of mine popped on this ablum while driving down I-10 in Los Angeles from Silver Lake to Santa Monica, it's the middle of the night, no one is on the usually uber-crowded road. She turns to me and says, "prepare to fall in love." Immediately we go silent, turn it up, and... Yes! I'm hooked. Technorati Profile
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Daryn and Nyck of the amalgamated darynyck join me by phone for a chat about their soon-to-be-released Sasquatch Sessions. Your Favorite Assassin are releasing an e.p. this Saturday at Andyman's as well. There's a musical preview of the Caribou and Man Man shows. Some news I learned since I finished the show this morning: Ahmed of Sinkane is joining Caribou on drums for the remainder of Carib...
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this album...is absolutely incredible. just imagine a menage-a-trois with 60s phil spector, air, and dungen. well, at least that's how i see it. it's so epic. and you can listen to the entire album on their myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba.notable tracks include "melody day", "after hours", and "sundialing".you just have to listen to it for yourself. if you're a fan of 60s ...
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Various Artists SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE REMIXES! (Merge) Releasing: 17 November This, the latest addition to the Merge Records 20-year celebration (the covers album came out in April), doesn't come out until November 17th, but the entire album is available to stream from the Merge website right now. The stream is only up for a limited time, but when it dries up you can check out a...
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This was one of my favorite albums of the past few years. It was released originally when Dan Snaith went by the name Manitoba, now re-released under his new moniker, Caribou. Its a fantastic album, gorgeous, melodic, and strikingly original. There's a bit of 60s psych pop influence, but his use of electronics and psych effects really make this album shiny. This release includes a few tracks th...
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The season for giving is almost upon us (again?!), but it looks like our Canadian friends have started early. Their equivalent of the Mercury prize (the Polaris) went to Dan Snaith, aka Caribou
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One of the biggest surprises of the weekend had to be Caribou's much expanded Vibration Ensemble. For years Caribou has pushed the envelope on recorded music but has more or less done so on his own with a few added players for certain tours. This time though Dan Snaith went and recruited an army of players including current Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen, members of Four Tet, Junior Boys...
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